James E. Talmage was a scholar and author of many books of interest on LDS Church concepts. Some were “Jesus the Christ”, ”Articles of Faith”, “Kingdom of God”, ”Earth and Man”, and ”The Great Apostasy.___________________________________________

Calvin R. Stephens retired from teaching for the Church Educational System as an instructor at the Ogden LDS Institute of Religion after 37 years, including 12 years as a writer and manager for College Curriculum and an instructor at the BYU Jerusalem Center. ( He says he is a happy man).Brother Stephens graduated from Weber State College and Brigham Young University. Currently he serves on the Materials and Evaluation Committee. Other Church service includes a mission president, first counselor in a stake presidency and a bishop. He is a native of Morgan, Utah where he has resided all of his life. He is married to the former Lynette Davis. They are the parents of 4 children and 7 grandchildren.________________________________________________